Prevalência do consumo de álcool e drogas entre adolescentes: análise dos dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde Escolar

Resumo

Objective: To describe the prevalence of alcohol and other drugs consumption, among adolescent students. Methods: A cross-sectional study with conglomerate samples of 60,973 students at freshman year high school in public and private schools in capitals and the Federal District in Brazil, in 2009. The 95% confidence interval and the prevalence of alcohol and drug consumption were analyzed. Results: For the set of surveyed students, the following were identified: experimenting alcoholic beverages (71.4%; 95%CI 70.8-72.0); regular alcoholic beverage consumption (27.3%; 95%CI 26.7-28.0); drunkenness in lifetime (22.1%; 95%CI 21.6-22.7); family is worried when the student gets home drunk (93.8%; 95%CI 93.3-94.2); problems with alcohol use (9.0%; 95%CI 8.6-9.4); consumption of other drugs (8.7%; 95%CI 8.3-9.1). Conclusion: This study shows the extension of the alcohol and drugs problem among Brazilian adolescents, with special emphasis on the easy access of students to alcoholic beverages at parties, bars, stores, and at home.

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Doenças crônicas, Adolescente, Saúde escolar, Álcool, Drogas, Comportamento de risco, Fatores de risco, Vigilância, Chronic disease, Adolescence, School health, Alcohol, Drugs, Risk behavior, Risk factor, Surveillance

Citação

MALTA, Deborah Carvalho et al. Prevalência do consumo de álcool e drogas entre adolescentes: análise dos dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde Escolar. Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, São Paulo, v. 14, n. 1, p. 136-146, 2011.